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I am definitely obsessed with books and reading. Even though I have more unread books on my shelf and my Kindle than I can read in 5 years, I cannot stop buying more books or adding books to my endless To-Be-Read-Lists. This year I at least decided to face my problem and unlike the last 3 years, I did not vow to stop buying more books. That is a very good thing, as I ended up buying 14 books last week at the Exclusive Books Eastgate, closing down sale. Even though I do not even have the space on my bookshelves to add the new books, but I did get a decent collection.

A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
Sense and Sensibility, Jane AustenA book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
Inside, Outside, Herman WoukA collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people)
The Collected Stories, Eudora WeltyA book published by an indie press
The Last Horror Novel in the History of the World, Brian Allen CarrA book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
Brokeback Mountain, Annie ProulxA book by a person whose gender is different from your ownThe Scarlett Letter, Nathaniel HawthorneA book that takes place in Asia
A Suitable Boy, Vikram SethA book by an author from Africa
Agaat, Marlene van NiekerkA book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
Princess, Jean SassonA microhistory
Stiff, Mary RoachA YA novelThe Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen ChboskyA sci-fi novelThe Martian, Andy WeirA romance novel
Possession, AS ByattA National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
The Goldfinch, Donna TartA book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.)
Before Midnight, Cameron DokeyAn audiobook
A Tale of 2 Cities, Charles DickensA collection of poetry
Prelude to Bruise, Saeed JoneA book that someone else has recommended to you
The Unbearable likeness of Being, Milan KunderaA book that was originally published in another language
The House of the Spirits, Isabel AllendeA graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind (Hi, have you met Panels?)
Still need to decided as I do not usually read graphic novelsA book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over)
The Brightest Star in the Sky, Marian KeysA book published before 1850
Vanity Fairm, William Makepeace ThackerayA book published this year
Still to decide but there is 11 months of the year to wait for a new bookA self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”)
This is How, Augusten Burroughs

*I have already ticked off 3 books on the Read Harder Challenge, so things are off to a great start

On top of that I have also decided to do the Popsugar 2015 Reading Challenge, but have not specified all the books in the categories as I thought I can leave that open to complete as I pick up books during the course of the year. Unlike the Read Harder Challenge, I have decided that for the Popsugar Challenge books can overlap categories, otherwise I will just have way too many books that I can possibly read in 1 year.

So between all these challenges, I am sure to reach my reading goal of at least 75 books for 2015